Letters to the editor

Published: November 4, 2004 12:00AM

Meaningful, humanitarian contribution
Editor:
November is National Hospice Month and I'd like to tell you and your readers more about how hospice is playing a vital role in our local community. Professional hospice workers make a meaningful and humanitarian contribution to Wayne County and to communities the world over.
The hospice approach to care utilizes an interdisciplinary team of medical professionals and trained volunteers to provide pain and symptom management, psychosocial support and spiritual care to the dying and their families.
In 2002, the final days of 885,000 Americans were eased by the nation's 3,200 hospice providers. Moreover, research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in January 2004 reported that more than 70 percent of family members rated home hospice care as "excellent."
As fellow caregivers in our community, we honor hospice for the invaluable service it provides to those seeking physical, emotional and spiritual support. The nation's hospice workers were justly recognized in a recent proclamation by President George W. Bush, who said: "Every stage of human life deserves to be treated with respect and care. I commend all those who work and volunteer as hospice care providers. Their contributions make our nation a better place."
We encourage our community to remember the compassionate care and emotional strength of hospice workers during National Hospice Month.
Samuel A. Glenn
Licensed Funeral Director
Custer-Glenn Funeral Home
Wooster
It's not just good food and ice cream
Editor:
We want to underscore that the petition to keep Guerne Heights open and operating by Randy Wengerd is not just about good food and great ice cream treats. This is about people! The people that work there and the people that eat there.
Randy, Barb, Katie, Kelsey, Kim, Patty, Robyn, Sarah, Stef and many customers are Guerne family! It would be a shame to see this family needlessly torn apart.
The petition and signatures were sent to Mr. Cutter two weeks ago. We hope and pray that Richard Cutter will allow Randy Wengerd to continue operating Guerne Heights Drive In a way that will be fair and benefit both Mr. Wengerd and Mr. Cutter.
Cheri Bieniek
Wooster
and countless
Guerne Heights customers